The NPAC 2020 Planning Committee is Accepting Applications for Speakers!

National Physician Advisor Conference
April 27-29, 2020 | Orlando, FL

Loews Portofino Bay Hotel

The deadline for submission is September 30, 2019 – Speakers will be notified by January 1, 2020 if they have been selected. ACPA will cover the cost of travel (up to $600), three nights in the conference venue hotel, and conference tuition for the primary speaker. Speakers will be responsible for their own meals.

Presentation Submissions will be Assessed for:

Inclusion of supportive materialsTake home items or illustrative charts/data

Program levelA balance of beginner & advanced sessions to meet all experience levels

Creativity

Proposed Sessions

The committee has identified desired topics to assist those submitting applications. Unique ideas are also welcomed. Presentations should be 45-minutes in length. Panel Q&A sessions will be held before lunch and at the end of the day.

Professional Development

Sessions should focus on management and leadership skills as well as training and functional activities related to the advancement of Physician Advisor program. For example:

The Physician Advisor role in multi-disciplinary rounds/transitions of care/quality initiatives

The Physician Advisor role in an academic medical center/multi-facility health system

Expansion & Innovation

Sessions in this category should break the traditional inpatient Physician Advisor model and offer innovative approaches to advance the profession either within short-term acute care facilities or within niche markets and healthcare settings. For example:

Payor contracting – how it works in the finance area and impacts Case Management/Health Information Management/Patient Finance Services/Utilization Management/Clinical Documentation Integrity, and ultimately, Physician Advisors

Leverage the Electronic Health Record to improve documentation

Pediatric Physician Advisors

Sessions should focus on the unique aspects of serving in the Physician Advisor role for pediatric populations. For example:

Pediatric quality reviews (HACs, PDIs, NQIs)

Approaches to pediatric-specific denials

Advocating with your state's Medicaid plan

Pediatric CDI

Clinical Documentation Integrity (CDI)

Sessions should focus on coding and documentation guidelines, the Physician Advisor role, and the impact on revenue and quality. For example: